shaving soap or cream that smells like 4711?

dadsoldmug · Post by **dadsoldmug** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 10:36 pm

I have fond childhood memories of 4711 kolnischwasser, so I'm wondering if there's a shaving soap or cream that smells like it. Anyone out there got any leads? I'm not all that interested in an aftershave or cologne, as I can't wear it during the day at work.

Austin · Post by **Austin** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 7:01 am

DR Harris Arlington comes close.

dadsoldmug · Post by **dadsoldmug** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 7:30 am

Austin wrote:DR Harris Arlington comes close.

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll try it.

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 7:55 am

Hedburg, Even closer is the Aqua di Parma shave cream. But it is VERY expensive, unfortunately.
Regards,
Gordon

JohnP · Post by **JohnP** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:05 am

One other to consider, and very affordable, is Wars, from Poland. To me the scent is very similar to 4711, the cream performs rather well, and as a bonus it is dirt cheap.
Thought I would throw that one out there for your consideration.
John P.

dadsoldmug · Post by **dadsoldmug** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:56 pm

JohnP wrote:One other to consider, and very affordable, is Wars, from Poland. To me the scent is very similar to 4711, the cream performs rather well, and as a bonus it is dirt cheap.
Thought I would throw that one out there for your consideration.
John P.

Wars! I hadn't heard of that one. Looks like I learned something today. Thanks John.

Nitrox · Post by **Nitrox** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:02 pm

JohnP wrote:One other to consider, and very affordable, is Wars, from Poland. To me the scent is very similar to 4711, the cream performs rather well, and as a bonus it is dirt cheap.
Thought I would throw that one out there for your consideration.
John P.

Hmmm, I'm going to go and sniff my Wars cream now. Thanks.

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:15 pm

Ah, yes.....we're back to the subjective nature of scents again. To me, WARS didn't smell much like 4711. More like a generic 'modern European' sort of scent. Not necessarily unpleasant, but hardly a classic eau de cologne fragrance.
Regards,
Gordon

Nitrox · Post by **Nitrox** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:43 pm

Okay, I haven't used the Wars in a while and had forgotten how it smelled. I did take a sniff and it's not far off from the scent of 4711. It does have that citrus sort of scent to it.

levente · Post by **levente** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:58 pm

Interesting that the subject of WARS came up, as I am in the midst of testing some of the inexpensive Polish shave creams. Pollena Lider Active smells like a Gillette deodorant (you know, Cool Wave), Pollena Lider Classic smells like an industrial product witha hint of mint, Brutal (yes, that is its name) has a scent that I can't quite place, and, yes, WARS does have an old timey citrus scent, more along the lines of a soapy Crown Imperial (I think Gordon refers to this type scent as an "Eau de Portugal"), but not really an eau de cologne like 4711. I actually like it a lot, and find it to be the most pleasantly scented of the "common man" creams I have tried, and a thoroughly decent shave cream as well.

Regards,
Basil

bernards66 · Post by **bernards66** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:54 pm

Basil, Glad that you chimed in. Yes, I think that Crown Imperial was definately a version ( a potent version it must be said ), of the eau de Portugal type scent. And I agree that WARS seemed closer to that sort of fragrance, then to eau de cologne. I also agree that, to me, it was one of the more pleasant of the continental European shave creams, scent-wise, of the ones that I've checked out.
Regards,
Gordon